So, tapping is a technique then? I wish I knew how to play an instrument!

 

this means tapping:

 

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djvRrQ2b4-k]Tapping Guitar Lesson - How to Play Chords Using the Tapping Technique - YouTube[/ame]

So, tapping is a technique then? I wish I knew how to play an instrument!

 

That's right. I do a little but not very well, lol.

Been giving my sweetie a tiur of the forum and laughing my as off at the silliness. Since I'm already spamming the hell out of the place I may as well post some more photos of 'the Competition', lol.

 

August 20, 2013 - submitted by Steve, United States of AmericaQ. Hey Oracle, my name is Steve from United States. My favorite guitarist in the world is Jonny Buckland, and I always had a question about his rigs... I know he uses Fender Deville, but wondering if he's using stock speakers or others and what are some of his drive pedals that he uses to get the sound? If you could answer this for me, that will be the most awesome thing that will happen in my whole life...The Oracle replies:Steve from the U.S, you're about to have the most awesome thing in your whole life happen (well, for now).I asked Matt Mc Ginn to answer this one as this is very much his domain. He's given quite a detailed response:Hope the following helps and isn't too techy! You're right, Jonny uses two 2x12 Hot Rod DeVilles live, hooked up in stereo for exta-silly delay effects. The amps are so loud we have to have one facing backwards, along with an equally earsplitting (ask Bash the drum tech) Marshall 1960BX 4x12 cab driven by a reissue 100w Superlead head. All Marshall pieces are stock but the Fenders are modded - they have Celestion Vintage speakers in, plus the pots have been changed so they effectively only go up to three instead of eleven, twelve, or whatever it is. They're the same vol, but the knobs are easier to use, is all. And a pair of DeVilles is plenty loud enough, even running at two and a half! You might notice more stuff than this piled up behind him on his riser; that's cos we have a spare of everything, plumbed in and ready to go. As for Jonny's tone, it's achieved in a quite old-fashioned way, which is to say we don't use master or gain, we just turn it up a bit. This, coupled with the humbucker pickups he has on most of his guitars, means he never really has a properly clean tone at all. It sorta starts off slightly dirty and just gets muckier, depending how hard he plays and what pedals we decide to switch on.There's all sorts of distortion and gain effects; Power Screamers, Rats, screwy echoes that break up, that sort of thing. Most stuff we punch in is running pretty hot too - if there's a meter on a device you'll be seeing a little red!You can have a look at the FX setup at their website.

August 20, 2013 - submitted by Steve, United States of AmericaQ. Hey Oracle, my name is Steve from United States. My favorite guitarist in the world is Jonny Buckland, and I always had a question about his rigs... I know he uses Fender Deville, but wondering if he's using stock speakers or others and what are some of his drive pedals that he uses to get the sound? If you could answer this for me, that will be the most awesome thing that will happen in my whole life...The Oracle replies:Steve from the U.S, you're about to have the most awesome thing in your whole life happen (well, for now).I asked Matt Mc Ginn to answer this one as this is very much his domain. He's given quite a detailed response:Hope the following helps and isn't too techy! You're right, Jonny uses two 2x12 Hot Rod DeVilles live, hooked up in stereo for exta-silly delay effects. The amps are so loud we have to have one facing backwards, along with an equally earsplitting (ask Bash the drum tech) Marshall 1960BX 4x12 cab driven by a reissue 100w Superlead head. All Marshall pieces are stock but the Fenders are modded - they have Celestion Vintage speakers in, plus the pots have been changed so they effectively only go up to three instead of eleven, twelve, or whatever it is. They're the same vol, but the knobs are easier to use, is all. And a pair of DeVilles is plenty loud enough, even running at two and a half! You might notice more stuff than this piled up behind him on his riser; that's cos we have a spare of everything, plumbed in and ready to go. As for Jonny's tone, it's achieved in a quite old-fashioned way, which is to say we don't use master or gain, we just turn it up a bit. This, coupled with the humbucker pickups he has on most of his guitars, means he never really has a properly clean tone at all. It sorta starts off slightly dirty and just gets muckier, depending how hard he plays and what pedals we decide to switch on.There's all sorts of distortion and gain effects; Power Screamers, Rats, screwy echoes that break up, that sort of thing. Most stuff we punch in is running pretty hot too - if there's a meter on a device you'll be seeing a little red!You can have a look at the FX setup at their website.

 

 

I think the wires got crossed somewhere in this one. All three of the main amps in his current rig face outward from the backline. None are tilted or iso-cabbed. Matt must be talking about a spare or something.

Or maybe Jonny has changed his setup since the MX tour.;)

I found these of the live section of Coldplay.com and couldn't resist posting them. :wacky:

 

 

 

 

I found these of the live section of Coldplay.com and couldn't resist posting them. :wacky:

 

 

 

 

That second one should go in the Buckin thread too, lol. :D

Aw the first one is so cute and yeah the second one definitely belongs to the Buckin thread as well :lol:

33,000 posts seems like a good excuse for a picspam!:)

 

 

 

^ Thanks for the Jonny picspam and congratulations - well done. 33,000 posts in less than 5 years - that would be an average of more than 6,000 per year. And I think that you have posted more regularly in the last couple of years - or am I wrong?

 

:vuvuzela:

WOW!!!! Congrats Tracy!!!!! That's quite an impressive number!!!! :awesome:

^ Your annual average is higher - so you might reach that number in 2 to 2½ years, lol. :vuvuzela:

I joined in '05 so have been here Just over 7.5 years. (Wow!) But yes I have posted more since coming back in 2011.:) mostly because I had faster computers/internet.

 

Ah those many wasted hours, lol!

Amazing! Congrats tracie! Sure is impressive! :D

Wow 33,000.. that is impressive! Congratulations ! :heart: And great spam.. :D

This picspam is for my 1000 post :hug:

 

 

 

What a cutie :wacky:

I can't believe I'm so impulsive, but at least I know I will never be broke again, lol. $9.99 CAD!

 

Is the new song for The Hunger Games about how they are starving Jonny?

Grrrr eat!

Now the first two lines Finally make sense!

 

"Some saw the Sundae

Some saw the Moon Pie"

 

Deep!

LOL!

 

So Today is my first anniversary on Tumblr and it gave me prezzoes!

 

 

Oh...almost forgot...

 

 

 

 

:wink3:

 

Edit: bloody hell. I can't post gifs with taptalk. :(

 

:smug:

Yes his solo is TOO short it almost makes me mad! hehe Jonny truly has a magic touch and I wish he had contributed a longer part to Atlas, but generally I just think the song is too short or maybe I like it so much I wish it lasted longer :)n :D

 

It's been slowly growing on me. I've had it on repeat all night long. I so love Jonny's solo toward the end but wished it lasted a little longer. All in all a good song.

 

This is probably the only time you're likely to have women saying'It's too short' or 'I wish it lasted longer' about Jonny!:wink3:

 

Had to rescue this thread from page 5!!!:bigcry:

 

But I totally agree. This solo really is beautiful! Not super complex, but so sweet and melodic. He's evolved so much over the years!:dazzled::heart::jonny: